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application filed august 26, 1916. serial 1t 0. 1163M.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, Josnrn G. GAvnn, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Humphrey, in the county of-lPlatte and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tables, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in adjustable tables as used inconnection with beds, couches and the like, the tables being of suchtype as to permit of use for reading, writing and other like purposes.

The principal object of the invention 1s to provide a table which may beattached to the frame of an ordinary bed and so disposed that it may beadjusted to any desired height or angle, and which may be inverted sothat a book or paper held thereon is conveniently maintained so as to beread by a party recumbent upon the bed.

A further object is to provide means by which the table may be disposedbelow the bed when not in use with entire ease, the

parts all being simple in construction and readily adjusted.

These and other objects are attained by the novel design, constructionand combination of parts hereafter described and shown in theaccompanying drawings, forminga material part of this disclosure, and inwhich Figure l is a partial perspective view showing an embodiment ofthe apparatus and indicating one of its positions.

Fig. 2 is a similar perspective view showing the apparatus in anotherposition.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view in detail of the apparatus, the table orplate being in an erect position.

Fig. t is a like view showing the table in a horizontal position.

Fig. 5 is another perspective view showing the table folded out ofthe-way.

Fig. 6 is a perspective top plan view of the table, indicating themethod of attaching a book or paper, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective fragmental view showing one of theadjustablebrackets.

Tn views showing embodiments of the invention, the longitudinal sideframe 10 of the bed has secured upon it a pendant bracket 11 havingpivotally attached an arm 12, extending from a bracket 14, formed withthe front extending plate 15 and a vertical plate 16 at right anglesthereto, the

same connecting with lateral members 1'3 containing a pivot 19, by meansof which the tubular arm 20 is hingedly engaged.

The lower end of this arm 20 has an ofiset clip 41, pivoted to it by thepin 42., on which it may be turned to operate as a locking de vice,adapted to engage with the upper edge of the plate 16, by means of whichthe arm may be rigidly secured in an erect posiion.

Telescopically engaged within the arm or post 20 is a rod 21 adapted tobe rigidly clamped within the arm by means of the set screw 22 wherebyit may be held when in an adjusted position.

At the outer end of the rod 21 is a universal joint 23 which may beadjustably secured by means of the clamp screw 24 and from the jointextends an arm 25 fastened to the table 26 by rivets, screws orotherwise so that the table is rigid with it.

On the opposite side of the table 26, along one edge thereof is a rib 27to which is secured a longitudinal rod 28, a similar rod 30 beingfastened to the opposite edge of the plate in a secure manner.

Hingedly engaged with the rod 30 are a plurality of flexible metallicstrips 32, the same being formed at their opposite ends with springcatches 33, adapted to engage with the rod 28' in such a manner as tohold the book or paper disposed on the surface of table 26 in suchposition that it may be read by a person in a recumbent position on thebed with entire ease.

This is accomplished by partially inverting the table 26 by means of theuniversal joint 23, the table being held at a desired height by thetelescopic rod and arm 20 and 21.

Thus it will be seen that a practical device is provided which willpermit of the table being used for the purpose of writing or otherwise,while the occupant on the bed is in a sitting position or that the platemay be so adjusted as to render reading relatively easy while the personis lying extended on the bed surface.

FVhen not in use the arm 20 may be folded over upon the projection 15,and if it be desired, the entire device may be turned upon the pivot,formed with the bracket 11., underneath the bed where it in no wiseinterferes with the space adjacent to the bed.

Having thus described my invention, what are I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the class described, the combination with a bracketapplied to the frame of a bed at the lower side thereof, an arm, pivotedto the bracket, a second bracket carried by said arm, a telescopic posthingedly engaged in said second bracket, means for holding said postvertical, a sup- 10 port upon which said post may rest when in JOSEPH G.GAVER.

